ASI finds 2,300-year-old artefacts in Odisha

Exhuming at the Asurgarh Fort in Kalahandi focuses to a propelled civilisation

Archeologists have uncovered antiquities accepted to be 2,300-year-old while doing exhuming at the Asurgarh Fort in Odisha’s Kalahandi region.

A nine part group of Archeological Survey of India driven by Dibishada B. Garnayak, Superintending Archeologist, Excavation Branch-IV, Bhubaneswar, exhumed the things dating from Mauryan to Kushan period.

“The present archeological work uncovers various block structures. Wedge formed blocks are likewise seen in the round structures. The vast majority of the structures have earthenware tiles with forests and gap for socketing,” said Mr. Garnayak.

“The Asurgarh individuals amid that time presumably utilized stone rubbles and tile sections for ground surface their homes and the roads. In addition, silver punch stamped coins, silver and copper toe ring and ear rings, globules of carnelian, jasper, beryl, garnet, agate and coral have been discovered,” he stated, including that a portion of the curios were as old as multi year.

“The discoveries of coral dots and majestic assortment of silver punch stamp coins firmly demonstrates about long far off exchange and relationship of hinterland individuals with marine individuals,” called attention to Mr. Garnayak.

It is trusted that the fortification is encompassed by canal on its northern, eastern and southern sides. “Near the western bulwark, the stream Sandul streams toward the north in this manner shaping a characteristic channel on the western side of the fortress. On the eastern side of the post there is a broad lake. The fortification had four wide doors in four cardinal ways and at each entryway was introduced one gatekeeper divinity. These watchman gods are named as Ganga at the eastern door, Kalapat at the western, Vaishnavi at the northern and Dokri at the southern entryway,” he said.